Coping with the death of his father and reeling from the marriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet has an encounter with his father's ghost, who reveals the truth: he was murdered-- by his brother! Urged by his father to seek revenge, Hamlet is wracked with indecision and spirals into depression.
Dating Hamlet: Ophelia's Story
β Scribed by Fiedler, Lisa
- Book ID
- 108990975
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Series
- Shakespeare 1
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781466813540
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β¦ Synopsis
Ophelia lives to tell the tale of what happened at Elsinore
"The nights at Elsinore are longer than anywhere else.
I have stayed awake these many weeks, which has aided me greatly in my portrayal of one who has gone daft. For my skin is pale as fresh daisy petals, and my eyes sink inward, rimmed by bruise-like swells of purple. The servants and courtiers whisper that surely, Ophelia . . . most beautified Ophelia . . . has lost touch."
It isnβt easy dating a prince, especially when that prince is Hamlet. It could easily drive a young girl to madness, or so it would seem.
Since the death of his father, Opheliaβs beloved Hamlet has descended into a deep depression. To make matters worse, the Danish court is filled with lies and deceit. Was Hamletβs father murdered by King Claudius? Is Polonius truly the father of Laertes? Who can be trusted as a friend? And who is to be feared as an enemy? It is up to clever Ophelia, with...
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